Transverse muscle of tongue
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| Transverse muscle of tongue | |
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Coronal section of tongue, showing intrinsic muscles.
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| Latin | musculus transversus linguae |
| Origin | median fibrous septum |
| Insertion | sides of the tongue |
| hypoglossal nerve | |
| Actions | makes the tongue narrow and elongated |
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m_22/12551229 |
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| TH | {{#property:P1694}} |
| TE | {{#property:P1693}} |
| FMA | {{#property:P1402}} |
| Anatomical terms of muscle
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The Transversus linguæ (transverse lingualis) is a muscle of the tongue. It consists of fibers which arise from the median fibrous septum and pass lateralward to be inserted into the submucous fibrous tissue at the sides of the tongue.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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